Scholar of the Ages
Scholar of the Ages: Creature - Human Wizard, Commander Legends. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {5}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 7
- Type
- Creature - Human Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 3/3
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Commander Legends (CMR)
- Released
- 2020-11-20
- Collector number
- 93
- Artist
- Micah Epstein
- Commander rank
- 10,096 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Scholar of the Ages
Scholar of the Ages is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue creature from Commander Legends (CMR), a draft-focused set released in November 2020. It is collector number 93 in that set, with art by Micah Epstein. It costs {5}{U}{U} (five generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Core Set 2020 (2019) to Commander Legends (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
When this creature enters, return up to two target instant and/or sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand.
"I study the past to find hope for the future."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Scholar of the Ages by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Scholar of the Ages
Scholar of the Ages has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #M20-74 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Core Set 2020 (M20) #74 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Scholar of the Ages.
- The triggered ability of Scholar of the Ages can return at most two cards, not two instant cards plus two sorcery cards.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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